shaven99ranger

Well, after lots of thought and consideration I decided to scale it down a bit for this year. Too many things going on with the new baby and new promotion at work. But I just couldn't walk away totally, so here's a thread to chronicle exactly what's going down over my way...... for anyone interested that is! Mucho thanks to three good friends at three AWESOME companies for supporting me through this build. Tracy Focht @ Kicker, Nick Wright @ Incriminator Audio, and Scottie Johnson @ Powermaster! I have no pictures of the any of the amps, gotta get with my man Tracy tomorrow morning to get all that stuff on the way! I'm anxiously awaiting my Warhorse and new 850.4's! But I gotta put some kind of plug up for him, so here it is... (more updates on this part SOON!) Shout out to Nick for some awesome wooferage! And my man Scottie just had these heavy bastards delivered...

I know where 8 of these sexxay biatches are going!

and what's all this stuff?

So...UPS just left the house. Nick sent me a package today, but I had no clue what it was. So I immediately thought it could be my monster db producing, raw wattage pumping, killer street battery I've been waiting on! Then I was promptly reminded why I don't have it yet??? wtf? and if any of you REALLY know me....you'll know I'm indecisive as hell. I can't make up my mind to save my life. Just ask Nick, Tracy, and Scottie. So Nick thought he should remind me of my personality flaw.... Then Nick thought you guys might want to see our family portrait. He just forgot the dog. and speaking of Scottie, what package would be complete without a little Tottie lovin included! Gotta be an instant dB right there! Notice the mole is so life like!

well, no major updates today. My truck spent all day at the local 4x4 shop getting some rear suspension work done to support the weight. I didn't want to be driving around and be unsafe with how it's getting done, so I figured I would do it the right way. I had what's called a "Progressive Load Suspension" put on. This was the suggestion of the local shop's owner Sandy. He's owned Sandy's 4x4 for 20+ years now, a trusted name around the southeast in this field. The Progressive Load Suspension consists of an additional 3 leaf springs put in with aset of U Bolts that can be adjusted according to the amount of weight to keep the rear end from sagging. I also ended up spending a lot more than I expected for new 488 gears, new driver side rear axle shaft, and a few other small things. Here's the best pics I could take at the time.

and a little charger modification here. Had to get rid of those alligator clips and make it a little easier to charge the batteries while the truck sits. ps...Kicker wire rocks!

Ok, so we got some more done in the last couple of days. Keep in mind I have to squeeze this project in between paying customer's cars. So I showed you guys the buss bars for the two rows of batteries, and now here's the linker bars that connect the two rows. Took a lot of time making sure all the holes were drilled exactly where they needed to be. Notice I have the grounds attached to the negative sides as well. now I had to make a spot for the grounds on the frame... and now a little black primer to prevent any rust. The guys at the shop always wondered why I take so many pictures of what we're doing, so they decided to say hello in one

Here's some more door updates. and some much better pictures than the camera phone ones I took the other day. Still some more body work that needs to be done, but they are almost done. Hope ya like, and if ya don't...well you won't be driving the truck now will you?

no thanks, I'll pass. I'm not kidding when I say that saws scare the $hit out of me.

ok, the doors have changed a bit... ps, these were taken with a camera phone, so excuse the poor quality.

Ok, so here's some box info... And since I cut my fingers off with the table saw, this is about as close to a table saw as I stand! wonder what these are for? this maybe? and here's how it looks in the truck so far...

Ok, so my opinion is that today was a pretty productive day. I am pretty sure that most following this thread know that I pulled the wall out and my plan was to replace it with something that has a little No Wall flavor. But before I post any box pics, I'll get to the battery updates. I finally got all the copper drilled and put on. How's this look? Right side ground bar.... Left side ground bar... Right side positive bar... and Left side positive bar... I also got all the bars that will be linking the two positive strips drilled and tapped. I should have those on tomorrow. Need longer bolts before I could put those on today.

Nope, I haven't quite made the decision to go that far. But I'm uploading pics now, so hopefully you will like the progress so far!

hehe, thought that might get your attention!

This is what the cab of the truck looks like now. My main focus on this build was Bass Race and IASCA's Bass Boxing class but I had hoped it would work in SS No Wall, but with the amp and conductor limit it throws me out of that class and into SS 3-4. I still manage to fit into IASCA's Advanced NW class, so I guess it's cool. Cab as it sits...

UPDATES....UPDATES... I have always loved this truck.

they are coming, just slower than I expected. Shop's been a madhouse the last two days. Not much progress, but Scottie should be pleased! LOL Copper goes on tomorrow and welding on the amp rack should start as well. Box pics should also be coming soon!

Lots of new goodies today! THANKS TRACY! my new speaker wire New RCA's, ALL Kicker! and some SEXY new 2008 model 850.4's!

me either! hey, make sure Nick ships me those shirts!

good work done today, just not many exciting pictures. Hopefully more tomorrow!

door panel sneak peeks...

Some more pics that wouldn't fit in the last post!